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Bogotá: Contract signed with Damen for new frigate

The Colombian Ministry of Defence has confirmed the signing of a contract between the Dutch Damen shipyard and the state-owned shipbuilding complex Cotecmar (Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval Marítima y Fluvial). The object of the contract is the construction documentation for Colombia's new frigate PES (Plataforma Estrategia de Superficie - Strategic Surface Unit), which is to be built at the shipyard in Cartagena-de-Indias on the Caribbean side of Colombia. The graphic illustration shows the female design of the SIGMA 10514 with 76 mm turret, 16-cell vertical launch silo for ESSM air target radars (two fire control radars on bridge and island), 8 MM40 sea target radars and a Rheinmetall-Oerlikon 35 mm CIWS Millennium. Swiss precision...

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Israel: tkMS corvette "Oz" has launched sea target FK "Gabriel V"

According to the Israeli Ministry of Defence, in mid-September the Sa'ar 6 corvette "Oz" (translated: courage), the second of the four Magen-class units (90 metres long, 1,900 tonnes) built by tkMS in Kiel, successfully fired a "Gabriel V" naval target missile as part of the weapons technology equipment and verification process. This missile is one of the latest variants of the naval missiles developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in the 1960s and in service for over 50 years. This newer version, which has been available since 2020, was also selected for the Finnish Navy's Pohjanmaa-class corvettes in an eight-ship package, which are currently being built - these units are to be...

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New commander in Parow

On Thursday, 22 September 2022 at 11 a.m., Captain Oliver Jülke (58) handed over command of the Naval Technology School (MTS) Parow to Captain Sven Janssen (51). Captain Jülke was responsible for the MTS for four and a half years or 1,494 days. He also represented MTS in public life in the region in and around Stralsund. During his time in office, the school was able to show how diverse training in the Bundeswehr can be on Armed Forces Day. "It was one of the most outstanding assignments of my time. Working with the soldiers and the staff...

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All good things come in threes

Specialist conferences at the German Shipping Day At the German Shipping Day on 29 September in Bremen, numerous industry experts will come together to discuss the key issues for the future of shipping. The overall event, which has the motto "Sustainable shipping, together, clear, clean!", offers not just one, and not two, but three high-calibre specialist events that are also accessible free of charge to anyone interested. You can choose which of these events you would like to attend: Freedom of the seas: Sustainable safeguarding of sea routes as the basis for fair global trade and security of supply (in Bremen's Haus der Wissenschaft)...

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